Richard Zimmerman is a member of the XBE Church, a bishop, preacher, and true servant of God. Richard Zimmerman's sermons are known to Christians around the world, he gives his lectures at various regional Christian and youth conferences. But not many people know about his difficult fate.
Richard Zimmerman: Life Path
Today, Richard Zimmermann lives in Germany and serves as the bishop of the association of churches of Christians of the Evangelical Faith. He was born in the Soviet Union. The gift of the church preacher and teacher from Richard began to unfold after his ordination to the deacon’s service in 1979.
Those years were difficult for Christians - communism in the USSR gave rise to new persecution and persecution by the authorities, to which Zimmerman himself was subjected. So, in 1982, a criminal case was opened against the ministers of the church, Richard Zimmerman and Stepan Kostyuk. The investigation dragged on for a year. In December 1983, Kostyuk and Zimmerman were charged. But despite all the legal hardships, Stepan and Richard held themselves dignified and independently defended their honor and religious freedom.
After receiving a suspended sentence of two years of imprisonment and being imprisoned under house arrest, Richard could not attend services. However, having served his sentence, he immediately continued his activities.
In the early nineties, when the Iron Curtain fell, the famous American evangelist of the Assemblies of God, Bert Clendennen, opened a Bible school in Moscow that prepared pastors for service. Richard Zimmerman actively assisted in its development and participated in the ministry. Thanks to this, by 1995, for example, more than six hundred people had not studied at the Bible School.
Then John Kim, the missionary of the Church of the Holiness of God, also came to Moscow. He creates the Agape Bible School. The course of study in it was one year. And here Zimmerman also took an active part.
Richard Zimmerman was ordained bishop in 1994, and in 1995 he left Russia and moved to live in Germany.
Sermons by Richard Zimmerman
For many years, Richard has spoken in support of faith around the world. The last sermons of Richard Zimmerman - "Grace", "Serving God in the Spirit", "The Cross of Christ", Keep yourself from self-interest, "You died for us" and many others - cannot leave the listeners indifferent.